Groom and Groove for the Young Set

The first step in grooming is cleanliness, of hair, face and body. Shoppers seek products that are gentle on young skin while getting the job done. Once tresses are soaped, rinsed and dried, there is a question of style. Many youngsters have ultra-fine hair that simply won’t behave without a little extra help, which is where conditioners, moisturizers and products with special holding power come in super-handy.

When it comes to adding a bit of color or sparkle, there are special waxes and glitter that turn up the volume in a safe, parent-approved manner that is easy to make disappear when no longer wanted. There are also products scented with natural botanicals so they are ecologically friendly and safe for use on little ones. Shoppers have responded enthusiastically to offerings from Hip Peas, Zach’s Wax, Lucky 11 and Pupazzo by Kushies. Now it’s your chance to offer these bath and body delights to your customers.

Hip Peas: Healthy Help for Hair Styles

Hair is an important image-builder, but keeping a bow in a toddler’s locks can be tricky. Unsnarling knots and tangles from a little one’s hair after a shampoo is another challenge. To turn hair horror into happy hair, try products from Hip Peas, totally natural lotions and potions that work wonders on tots’ manes.

The newest offerings, Hip Peas Shampoo & Body Wash and Hip Peas Hair Conditioner, provide new cleansing options for youngsters and their eco-conscious parents. The shampoo/body wash, infused with natural botanicals such as calendula, chamomile and green tea extracts, also contains rosemary and lavender that serve as natural lice repellants — a bonus as these little nasties are on the rise at schools and day care.

A wonder in a bottle, Hip Peas Hair Conditioner moisturizes, nourishes, and soothes with a lightweight, clean-rinsing formula that conditions kid tresses without leaving a heavy residue behind. Natural Kids Hair Balm calms flyaways and puts cowlicks in their place. The balm helps tame, spike and slick a kid’s hair into a stylish mode. Spray Hip Peas Hair Detangler on wet or dry hair and see how it releases knots for easy combing, while it battles static and increases the shininess quotient. Use with the Knot Genie Detangling Brush and the curliest, most knotted hair settles into beautiful submission.

Hair today: www.hip-peas.com

Zach’s Wax: Extremely Bright Flair for Hair

To make a team bond like glue, add extra pizzazz to a costume, or just let a youngster think pink (or blue, purple or red) for a day, look into the Extreme Color Gel from Zach’s Wax. Gels come in a wide range of colors, including white, recommended as a basecoat color for darker hair. The gel is safe for kids, washes out easily with ordinary shampoo and each tube provides up to five applications.

While coloring hair is sometimes a young person’s sign of rebellion, this company makes the act fun and something that moms and dads can go along with easily, as effects are strictly temporary. Shoppers report huge success with color for Halloween, sports events, fund raisers, July 4th, cheerleaders, or whenever the mood strikes for brightly colored hair without commitment. There is no need to pre-bleach, so parents can be assured that safety is not an issue.

If color is too extreme, styling products can meet the needs. Zach’s Extra Firm Gel is ideal to mold spikes and provide a tough, high-shine texture with no messy flakes. Zach’s Pomade delivers a smoother sculpted hold with enduring shine, while Zach’s Molding Cream works to piece hair and give it a finish that holds like iron, but will not shine.

Color at the end of this rainbow: www.zachswax.com

Lucky 11: Spritz on Glitz

Some occasions just beg for glimmer and shine and that’s when you want to display Puttin’ On the Glitz Glitter from Lucky 11 Products. Spritz the Glitz on hair and body, for a little extra glam. Each 5.2 ounce bottle comes in one of several sassy colors, including pink, gold, silver, red, blue, purple and lime green. Use one or combine two, spray one on the hair and another on the face, hands and arms.

For cheerleaders, cheering moms, sisters and aunts and any girl who is into fun, Awesome All-Star Detangling Lotion comes in a stylish star-shaped bottle and makes tangles a thing of the past while giving moisture to morning hair.

Bring It On Body Lotion adds a hint of shimmer to skin and is packed with yummy-smelling pear and papaya. For girls who are as likely to be upside down as right side up, Pom Pom Hair Pudding keeps hair smoothly in place and gives definition to any style.

For an even firmer hold on hair, offer Hip Hip Hooray that shines up any ‘do and, as a bonus, protects hair from sun and wind damage. Products are not tested on animals – only on divas — and include super fruit complexes with the benefits of acai, dragonberry and pomegranate extracts.

Sparkle aplenty: www.cheerchicsproducts.com

Pupazzo: Rub-a-Dub for Gentleness in the Tub

Bath products for little ones make the bathing experience a pleasure for both child and caregiver. Pupazzo by Kushies offers two delightful products that parents can use with complete confidence, knowing that they are carefully made of only the finest ingredients.

Delicate Fragrance Soothing Face and Body Milk combines goat’s milk, calendula oil and argon oil. These ingredients nourish, soften and sooth a tender tot’s skin. Argon oil is rich in essential fatty acids, omega 6 and vitamin E to nourish skin and hair. Goat’s milk has long been recognized worldwide as it replenishes the hydrolytic film of the skin, thus preventing unpleasant drying. Calendula oil is recognized as being naturally antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, lending a healing touch.

Pupazzo bath products also contain aloe oil, noted as a natural healing agent. Face and Body Milk also comes in an unscented version for those who prefer no fragrance. Pupazzo also offers a shampoo and body wash formulated for kids, again featuring goat’s milk, calendula and Aragon oil in the Delicate Fragrance option as well as in the fragrance-free formulation.

Pupazzo’s parent company, Kushies, is a highly-respected Canadian brand that has earned many awards for innovation and ecologically-sound products. Customer welfare is at the heart of every item the company produces.

Blissful baby bath time: www.kushies.com